The Too Bad Jims

The Too Bad Jims make a welcome return to the Ropetackle theatre!

Their unique and unusual combination of dual rough and ready vocals, bare-bones electric guitars, slashing bottleneck, and a heavily rhythm-oriented groove delivers a hypnotic, raw and earthy sound typical of a North Mississippi juke joint.

The band have enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past couple of years and their album Over The Hill was voted 2025 Album of the Year by the Blues Lounge Radio Show listeners. They are rapidly becoming a fixture at larger clubs and festivals as they bring the deepest of authentic high octane North Mississippi Hills blues all over the UK and Europe.

This is their only South coast appearance in 2026.

LIVING BLUES "absolutely scorching"

BLUES MATTERS "A remarkable three-piece ... they represent the real essence of blues music, unfiltered and immediate"

BLUES IN BRITAIN "a timely reminder of how good Mississippi blues can be"

BLUES BLAST "relentlessly upbeat"

BLUES ROADHOUSE "they give the slogan "keeping the blues alive" fresh meaning"

SUPPORT ACT ANNOUNCED! Campfire Coyote will be supporting Too Bad Jims, bringing their Brighton-born blend of folk, jazz, blues and country, with Lucie Lorenz's mesmerising vocals and Rich Gibson's effortlessly sharp guitar work.